Luke 16:19-31 I can still picture my dad leaning back in his chair with his hands tented together in that philosophical pose he took from time to time. I smiled then and still do to remember him so, knowing that whenever those fingers came together in that way he was about to say something he …
Tag: Pentecost 16C
Understanding Jonah…
Jonah 3:10-4:11 It is so that I have come to this reflection late this week. In large part this is because I found myself unexpectedly spending more time in hospital waiting rooms than I ever could have anticipated when the week first began. It is also so that my own preaching this next week will …
Estimating the Cost…
Luke 14:25-33 We do it all the time, of course, perhaps sometimes with a higher level of consciousness than others. We estimate the cost, weighing one option against another, trying to decide if we have enough or want it enough or need it enough. We do it with our budgets and we do it in our …